Question

In how many ways can -12 be written as a product of two integers? [2 MARKS]

Answer 1

Writing the factors: 1 Mark
Answer: 1 Mark

Here, -12 can be written as $(-1\times 12)$, $(-2\times 6)$, $(-3\times 4)$, $(-4\times 3)$, $(-6\times 2)$ and $(-12\times 1)$.
So, -12 can be written in 6 ways as a product of two integers.